homelandlanguage
Homelandlanguage is a term used in sociolinguistics and anthropology to denote the language or set of languages scholars associate with a homeland—the cultural, political, or ancestral center of a people. It refers not to a single linguistic item but to the language identity tied to a particular place, nation, or homeland, and often to the language varieties deemed symbolically central to that homeland.
It operates at the intersection of language and nationhood, shaping and reflecting national identity, language policy,
In diaspora contexts, homelandlanguage can refer to the language communities consider connected to their country of
Scholars emphasize that the concept is fluid and contested, influenced by power relations, migration patterns, and